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Chinese Symbol for Sky

天
tiān

sky, heaven, day

4 strokes

Meaning

The sky and heaven — and also "day", as in 今天 (today).

Where the character comes from

A person (大) with a line above the head: what is above us.

Stroke order

Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)

Words with 天

天空 tiānkōng sky
今天 jīntiān today
天气 tiānqì weather

Using 天 in a tattoo or design

天 is simple and strong. 天空 is the everyday word for the sky.

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